Firefighters use planes to battle a blaze in southern Portugal

Name: Firefighters use planes to battle a blaze in southern Portugal
Uploaded: 2023-08-09T13:30:04+00:00
Duration: 1 min 12 s
Channel: AFP English
Description: Flying through thick plumes of smoke, firefighting planes drop water on a blaze in southern Portugal. More than 1,000 firefighters are working in the area, not far from the Algarve, a popular tourist destination. Southern Portugal has been sweltering in a heatwave for days, with temperatures peaking above 46 degrees Celsius earlier in the week.

AFP English

3 years ago

Flying through thick plumes of smoke, firefighting planes drop water on a blaze in southern Portugal. More than 1,000 firefighters are working in the area, not far from the Algarve, a popular tourist destination. Southern Portugal has been sweltering in a heatwave for days, with temperatures peaking above 46 degrees Celsius earlier in the week.